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MATRICES
OBJECTIVES

1. Let aij denote the element of the ith row and jth column is a 3 3 matrix also
aij = aji every i and j. Then each element of the principle diagonal of the
matrix is
a) 1 b) 1 c) 0 d) 2

m
co
1 2 2
2. A = 2 1 2 and f(x) = x2 4x 5 then f(A) =

n.
2 2 1

a) 2I b) 4I c) 0 d) 3I

io
at
3. If A, B are two square matrices such that AB = B; BA = A and n N then
uc
(A+ B)n =
a) 2n(A + B) b) 2n 1(A + B)
ed

c) 2n + 1(A + B) d) 2n 2(A + B)
i
sh

0 2
4 . If the matrix
is orthogonal then

ak

1 1 1
a) = b) = c) = d) All the above
.s

2 6 3
w

5. The number of non zero diagonal matrices, if A2 = A is

w

a) 6 b) 7
w

c) 8 d) Infinitely many

6. If A and B are two square matrices of order n and A and B commute then for
any real number k
a) A kI, B kI are not commute b) A kI, B kI are commute
c) A kI = B kI d) A kI, k BI are commute

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1
4 1 0 , 2 0 1
7. If A = B= , C = 2 and (3B 2A) C + 2X = 0 then X =
1 2 2 3 1 4 1

1 3 1 3 1 3 3
a) b) c) d)
2 13 2 13 2 13 13

2 3

m
2
8. If A = then A 5I =
0 4

co
a) 1 13 b) 1 13 c) 1 18 d) 1 13

5 11 5 11 0 11 5 11

n.
) = cos sin

io
9. If A( ) A(
then A( ) =
sin cos

a) A() A() b) A() + A() at c) A( ) d) A( + )

uc
10. If A = 1 0 then A3 A2 =
ed

0 2

a) 2A b) 2I c) A d) I
i
sh

1 2 2
11. If A = 2 1 2 then A3 4A2 6A =
ak

2 2 1
.s

a) 0 b) A c) A d) I
w

1 3 5
w

12. If A = then the trace of A is

2 1 5
1 0 1

w

a) 1 b) 1 c) 3 d) 2

13. If A = [aij] is a scalar matrix of order n n such that aij = k for all i, then
trace of A =
a) nk b) n + k c) n / k d) n k

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14. If A = 4 x + 2 is symmetric then trace of A is
2 x 3 x + 1

a) 5 b) 10 c) 10 d) 15
2 3 5

15. P + Q = 4 1 2 , P is symmetric, Q is a skew symmetric matrix then Q =
1 2 1

1 1
0 2 0 1
2 2
a) 1 0 0 b) 1 0

m
2 0
2
2 0 0 1 0 0

co

0 1 0 0 2 3
c) d)

n.
1 0 1 2 0 4
0 1 0 3 4 0

io
1 18
16. If 3A + 4BT = 7 10 17 and 2B 3AT = then B =
4 6
0 6 31 at 5 7

uc
1 3 1 3 1 3 1 3
a) b) c) d)
1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0
2 4 2 4 2 4 2 4
ed

cos sin 0
sh

17. If A = sin cos 0 then A AT = ATA =
0 0 1

ak

a) O b) I c) I d) 2I
.s

ab b2
w

18. If A = 2
then A is
a ab
w

a) Idempotent matrix b) Involutory matrix

w

c) Nilpotent matrix of index 2 d) Nilpotent matrix of index 3

2 2 4
19. If A = 1 3 4 then A is

1 2 3

a) Idempotent matrix b) Involutory matrix

c) Nilpotent of index 2 d) Nilpotent of index 3

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20. If A is a square matrix then A AT is a matrix
a) Symmetric b) Skew symmetric
c) Hermitian d) Triangular

21. If A, B are symmetric matrices of the same order then AB BA is

a) Symmetric matrix b) Skew symmetric matrix
c) Diagonal matrix d) Identity matrix

m
co
22. If B is an idempotent matrix and A = I B then AB =
a) I b) O c) I d) B

n.
io
a 2 ab ac
23. If A = 2 and a2 + b2 + c2 = 1 then A2 =
ab b bc
ac bc c 2

a) 2A

b) A

c) 3A d) A
at
uc

24. If A =
a b
and A2 = then

ed

b a

a) = a2 + b2; = 2ab b) = a2 + b2; = a2 b2

i

c) = 2ab; = a2 + b2 d) = a2 + b2; = ab
sh

1 0 0
25. A = then (A I) (A 2I) (A 3I) =
ak

0 2 1
1 0 3

.s

a) 1 b) 0 c) A d) A
26. If AB = A, BA = B, then A2 + B2 =
w

a) A + B b) A B c) AB d) 0
w
w

27. If A = cos 2 cos sin and

cos sin sin 2

B= cos 2 cos sin are two matrices such that the product AB is the null

cos sin sin 2

matrix then =
a) 0 b) Multiple of
c) An odd multiple of /2 d) None

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28. If A and B are square matrices of size n n such that A2 B2 = (A B) (A +

B) then which of the following will be always true?
a) A = B b) AB = BA
c) Either of A or B is a zero matrix d) Either of A or B is an identity matrix

1 2 a 0
29. Let A = , B = , a, b N then

m
3 4 0 b

co
a) There cannot exist any B such that AB = BA
b) There exist more than one but finite number of Bs such that AB = BA

n.
c) There exists exactly one B such that AB + BA

io
d) There exist infinitely may Bs such that AB = BA

30. If A =
1 0 1 0
at
; I = 0 1 then which one of the following holds for all n 1,
uc
1 1
by the principle of mathematical induction
ed

a) An = n A (n 1)I b) An = 2n 1 A (n 1)I
c) An = n A + (n 1)I d) An = 2n 1 A + (n 1)I
i
sh

3 4
ak

31. If A = then An =
1 1
.s

3n 4n 2 + n 5 n
a) b)
n n n n
w

3n (4) n 1 + 2n 4 n
c) d)
w

1n
(1) n n 1 2n
w

32. If A2 = 2A I then for n 2, An =

a) n A (n 1)I b) n A I
c) n A (n 2)I d) n A 2I

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1 0 0
33. If A = 1 0 1 then for n 4; An =

0 1 0

a) An 2 + A3 A b) An + 1 + I
c) An 2n A + 2I d) An + 3 + An + 3I

34. If A = 0 0 then the value of A + A2 + A3 + .. An = - - - - -

1 1

m
a) A b) n A c) (n + 1)A d) 0

co
35. If A = [aij]n n and aij = i(i + j) then trace of A =

n.
a) n(n + 1)(2n + 1) b) n(n + 1)(2n + 1)
6 3

io
n(n + 1) n 2 (n + 1)2
c) d)
2
2 2 4
4 at
uc
36. If A = is an idempotent matrix then k =
1 3 4
1 2 k

ed

a) 2 b) 2 c) 3 d) 3
i
sh

37. If 2 4 is a nilpotent matrix of index 2 then k =

1 k
ak

a) 2 b) 2 c) 3 d) 3
.s

38. If 2 2 + 1 2

= A 2 + B
+ C where A, B, C are matrices then B + C =
2
w

1 + 3 1
2

1 1 1 1 1 1
w

a) 1 1 b) c) d)
4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1

w

1 0 1

39. If A = 2 1 0 then det A =
3 2 1

a) 2 b) 3 c) 4 d) 5

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x 1 y+z
40. y 1 z+x =
z 1 x+ y

a) 1 + x + y + z b) x + y + z
c) 0 d) 1

6i 3i 1
41. If x + iy = 4 3i 1 then
20 3 i

m
a) x = 3, y = 1 b) x = 1, y = 3

co
c) x = 0, y = 3 d) x = 0, y = 0
1 bc a(b + c)

n.
42. 1 ca b(c + a) =
1 ab c(a + b)

io
a) 0 b) 1 c) abc d) ab+bc+ca
at
uc
1 x 2x
43. If x 0 and 1 3x 5 x = 0 then x =
1 3 4
ed

a) 1 b) 1 c) 2 d) 2
i
sh

1+ a 1 1
1 1 1
44. If + + = 0 then 1 1+ b 1 =
ak

a b c
1 1 1+ c

a) 0 b) a b c c) a b c d) 2abc
.s
w

log e log e 2 log e3

45. log e 2 log e3 log e 4 =
w

log e3 log e 4 log e5

w

a) 0 b) 1 c) 4log e d) 5log e

1 2 x
46. If 2 1 7 is a singular matrix then x =
2 4 6

a) 0 b) 1 c) 3 d) 3

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cos sin 0
47. If the matrix
sin cos 0

is singular then =
0 0 1

a) b) /2 c) /3 d) /4

1 0 1

48. The matrix 2 1 0 is
3 1 1

a) Non singular b) Singular

m
c) Skew symmetric d) Symmetric

co
1 3

n.
49. If A = , then the determinant of A2 2A is
2 1

io
a) 5 b) 25 c) 5 d) 25

1990 1991 1992

at
uc
50. 1991 1992 1993 =
1992 1993 1994
ed

a) 1992 b) 1993 c) 1994 d) 0

i
sh

a + b + 2c a b
51. If c b + c + 2a b = K(a + b + c)2 then K =
c a c + a + 2b
ak

a) 2 b) 2(a + b + c)
d) 2(a + b + c)2
.s

c) 2abc
w

y+z x x
w

52. y z+x y =
z z x+y
w

a) x y z b) 4xyz c) 2xyz d) 3xyz

a+b b+c c+a a b c

53. If b+c c+a a+b =kb c a then k =
c+a a+b b+c c a b

a) 8 b) 2 c) 3 d) 0

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abc 2b 2c
54. 2a bca 2c =
2a 2b ca b

a) (a + b + c)3 b) 2(a + b + c)3

c) (a + b + c)2 d) 2(a + b + c)2

a 2b 2c
55. If a 6, b, c satisfy 3 b c = 0 then abc =
4 a b

m
a) a + b + c b) 0 c) b3 d) ab + bc

co
56. If 1, w, w2 are the cube roots of unity then

n.
1 1+ w 1+ w2

io
= 1+ w 1+ w 2
1 =
1+ w2 1 1+ w

a) 2 b) 4 c) 0 d) 2
at
uc
57. If , , are the roots of x3 + px + q = 0,
ed

then =
i

sh

a) 0 b) p c) q d) p2 2q
ak

1
a2 bc
.s

a
1
58. b2 ca =
b
w

1
c2 ab
c
w

a) 0 b) 1
w

c) abc d) (a b) (b c) (c a)
xa yb zc a b c
59. If x + y + z = 0 and yc za xb =kb c a then k =
zb xc ya c a b

a) x + y + z b) xy + yz + zx
c) x y z d) x2 + y2 + z2

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5 5
60. Let A =
0 5 ; | =
If |A2| = 25, then |
0 0 5

a) 5 b) 52 c) 1 d) 1/5

a a3 a4 1
61. If a, b, c are all different and b b 3
b4 1 = 0 then abc (ab + bc + ca) =
c c3 c4 1

m
a) a + b + c b) 0 c) 1 d) 1

co
a b c
62. If a, b, c are positive and not all equal then b c a =

n.
c a b

a) 0 c) 0

io
b) < 0 d) > 0

a2 + x ab ac
at
uc
63. ab b2 + x bc =
ac bc c2 + x
ed

a) x + a + b + c b) (x + a2 + b2 + c2)x2
c) (a2 + b2 + c2 + x)x d) (a + b + c + x)x
i
sh

2a a+b a+c
64. a + b 2b b + c
ak

=
a + c b + c 2c
.s

a) 4(a + b)(b + c)(c + a) b) (a b) (b c)(c a)

c) 4(a + b + c) d) 4(ab + bc + ca)
w
w

ax c b
w

65. If a + b + c = 0, and c bx a = 0 then x =

b a cx

3 2
a) 0 b) (a + b 2 + c 2 )
2

c) 3 2
(a + b 2 + c 2 ) d) 3 2
(a + b 2 + c 2 )
2 2

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1 + a 2x (1 + b 2 )x (1 + c 2 )x
2 2 2
66. If a + b + c = 2 and f(x) = (1 + a )x 1 + b 2 x (1 + c 2 )x
2
then f(x) is a polynomial
(1 + a 2 )x (1 + b 2 )x 1 + c 2 x

of degree
a) 2 b) 3 c) 0 d) 1
2 + 3 1 + 3
67. If +1 2 4 4 + q
= P 3 + r
2 + s
+ t then t =
3 + 4 3

m
a) 16 b) 17 c) 18 d) 19

co
n(n + 1)
r x
2

n.
n
68. If Dr = 2r 1 y n2 then Dr =
n(3n - 1) r =1
3r 1 z

io
2

a) 1 b) 1 c) 0 d) n
at
uc
a b a + b
69. If b c b + c = 0 and is not a root of ax2 2bx + c = 0, then
a + b b + c
ed

a) a, b, c are in A.P. b) a, b, c are in G.P.

i

c) a, b, c are in H.P. d) a, c, b are in A.P.

sh
ak

x x+y x+y+z
70. If 2x 3x + 2y 4x + 3y + 2z = 64 then x =
3x 6x + 3y 10x + 6y + 3z
.s

a) 1 b) 4 c) 3 d) 1
w
w

x +1 x + 2 x + a
71. If a, b, c are in A.P. then x+2 x+3 x+b =
w

x+3 x+4 x+c

a) 1 b) 0 c) 1 d) 2
log l p 1
72. If l, m, n are the pth, qth, rth terms of G.P. and all positive then log m q 1 =
log n r 1

a) 3 b) 2 c) 1 d) 0

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log a n log a n +1 log a n + 2
73. If a1, a2, a3 . an, are in G.P., then the value of log a n + 3 log a n + 4 log a n + 5 =
log a n + 6 log a n + 7 log a n +8

a) 0 b) 1 c) 1 d) 2

1 1 1
74. If D = 1 1+ x 1 for x 0; y 0, then D is
1 1 1+ y

a) Divisible by y but not x

m
b) Divisible by neither x nor y

co
c) Divisible by both x and y
d) Divisible by x but not y

n.
io
75. If
0
sin
sin sin
0 sin =
1
sin
sin sin
1 sin then
at
uc
sin sin 0 sin sin 1

a) sin . sin . sin = 1 b) sin + sin + sin = 1

ed

c) sin2 + sin2 + sin2 = 1 d) 0

i
sh

xn sin x cos x
n n dn
76. If f(x) = n! sin cos then {f(x)} at x = 0 is
dx n
ak

2 2
a a2 a2

a) 1 b) 1 c) 0 d) 2
.s
w

cos(A + B) sin(A + B) cos 2B

77. If = 0 then B =
w

sin A cos A sin B

cos A sin A cos B
w

a) (2n + 1) b) n c) (2n + 1) d) 2n
2

a a2 a3 1
78. If a, b, c are distinct and b b2 b3 1 = 0 then
c c2 c3 1

a) a + b + c = 1 b) ab + bc + ca = 0
c) a + b + c = 0 d) abc = 1

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p b c
79. If a p, b q, c r and p + a q + b 2c = 0 then
a b r

p q r
+ + =
pa qb rc

a) 3 b) 2 c) 1 d) 0

x
a b c 2bc a 2 c2 b2
80. If b c a = c2 2ac b 2 b2 then x =

m
c a b b2 a2 2ab c 2

co
a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d)

n.
log x log y log z
81. log 2x log 2y log 2z =

io
log 3x log 3y log 3z

a) 0
c) log (6xyz)
b) log (xyz)
d) 6log(xyz)
at
uc
ed

2r 1 m
Cr 1
82. If r =
m
m 12
2 m +1
m
then r =
r =0
sin 2 (m 2 ) sin 2 (m) sin 2 (m + 1)
i
sh

a) 0 b) m2 1
c) 2m d) 2m sin2(2m)
ak

(a 2 + b 2 )/c c c
83. If (b + c )/a
2 2
= k abc, then k =
.s

a a
b b (c2 + a 2 )/b
w

a) 4 b) 3 c) 2 d) 1
w
w

a 2 + 2a 2a + 1 1
84. 2a + 1 a+2 1 =
3 3 1

a) (a 1)3 b) (a 1)2 c) (a 1)4 d) (a 1)

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85 If A + B + C = then the value of
sin(A + B + C) sin B cos C
sin B 0 tan A is
cos(A + B) tan A 0

a) 1 b) 1
c) sin A + sin B + sin C d) 0

cos( + ) sin( + ) cos 2

m
86. sin cos sin is independent of
cos sin cos

co
a) b) and
c) d) Neither nor

n.
io
0 xa xb
87. A root of the equation x+a 0
x+b x+c
xc
0
at
= 0 is
uc
a) a b) b c) 1 d) 0
ed

1+ x 1 x 1 x
88. If 1 x 1+ x 1 x = 0 then x =
i

1 x 1 x 1+ x
sh

a) 0 or 3 b) 1 or 2 c) 2 d) 1
ak

x1 y1 1 a1 b1 1
.s

89.If x2 y2 1 = a2 b2 1 then two triangles with vectors (x1, y1) (x2, y2) (x3, y3) and
x3 y3 1 a3 b3 1
w

(a1 b1) (a2, b2) (a3, b3) must be

w

a) Both right angles b) Both equilateral

w

c) Congruent d) Equal in area

x b b
90. If 1 = , 2 =
x b
a x b then
a x
a a x

d(1 ) d(1 )
a) 1 = 322 b) = 32 c) = 322 d) 1 = 323/2
dx dx

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a b c a g x
91. If D1 = d e f , D2 = b h y and d = tx, e = ty, f = tz, then
g h k c k z

a) D1 = tD2 b) tD1 = D2 c) D1 = tD2 d) D2 = tD1

sin 2 x cos 2 x 1
92. If f(x) = cos2 x sin 2 x 1 then f1 =
2
x 12 12 2

d) 1

m
a) 1 b) 0 c) +1

co
(a x)2 (b x ) 2 (c x ) 2
93. A factor of (a y ) 2
(b y ) 2
(c y ) 2 is

n.
(a z ) 2 (b z )2 (c z ) 2

io
a) a + b b) x y c) b + c d) x + y

94. Let the three digit numbers A28, 3B9, 62C where A, B, C are integers
at
uc
A 3 6
between 0 and 9 be divisible by a fixed integer K, then 8 9 C is divisible by
ed

2 B 2

a) K2 b) K(k + 1) c) K d) K + 2
i
sh

n! (n + 1)! (n + 2)!
D
95. If n is a positive integer, D = (n + 1)! (n + 2)! (n + 3)! then 4 is divisible by
ak

(n!)3
(n + 2)! (n + 3)! (n + 4)!

a) n b) n + 1 c) n + 2 d) n + 3
.s
w

2 cos x 1 0
w

df
96. If f(x) = x / 2 2 cos x 1 then at x = is
dx 2
0 1 2 cos x
w

a) 2 b) c) 1 d) 8
2

97. The values of lying between = 0 and = /2 satisfying

1 + sin 2 cos 2 4sin 4
sin 2
1 + cos 2
4sin 4 = 0, are
sin 2 cos 2 1 + 4sin 4

5 7 7 11 5 11 5
a) , b) , c) , d)
24 24 24 24 24 24 24

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98. Given that b2 4ac < 0, a > 0. The value of
a b ax + by
= b c bx + cy is
ax + by bx + cy 0

a) Zero b) Positive c) Negative d) b2 + ac

0 xa xb
99. If a, b, c are all different and x+a c xc = 0 then the non zero values of x
x+b x+c 0

m
are

co
a_ ab + bc ca b) ab bc + ca

n.
c) + bc + ca + ab d) 0

io
a 2r 216 1
16
100. Let Dr = b 3(4 ) 2(416 1)
r

x 7(8r ) 4(816 1)
then the value of Dr is at
r =1
uc
a) 0 b) a + b + c
c) ab + bc + ca d) a2 + b2 + c2
i ed

1 + sin 2 x cos2 x 4 sin 2 x

sh

101. If f(x) = sin x2

1 + cos 2 x 4 sin 2 x , then the maximum value of f(x) is
sin 2 x cos2 x 1 + 4 sin 2 x
ak

a) 2 b) 4 c) 6 d) 8
.s

2 2 0 1
102. If A = , B= then (B-1 A-1)-1 =
w

3 2 1 0
w

2 2 3 2 1 2 2 1 3 2
a) b) c) d)
2 3 2 2 10 2 3 10 2 2
w

1 0 2 5 a 2

103. If Adj 1 1 2 = 1 1 0 then [a, b] =
0 2 1 2 2 b

a) [4, 1] b) [4, 1] c) [4, 1] d) [4, 1]

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cos x sin x 0

104. If A = sin x cos x 0 = f(x) then A-1 =
0 0 1

a) f(x) b) f(x) c) f(x0 d) f(x)

3 5 7

105. The inverse of 2 3 1 is
1 1 2

3 5 7 3 2 1 7 3 26 1 0 0

m

a) 2 3 76 b) 5 3 10 c) 3 1 11 d) 0 1 0
2 2 0 7 21 0 5 2 19 0 0 1

co
n.
106. If A is an invertible matrix of order n then the determinant of adj A =
a) | A |n b) | A |n + 1 c) | A |n 1 d) | A |n + 2

io
107. If A is a 3 3 matrix and |Adj A| = 16 then |A| =
at
uc
a) +4 b) 4 c) 4 d) 8
ed

0 1 a
108. If
1 a 0

is invertible then a
i

a 0 1
sh

a) 0 b)1 c) 1 d) 2
ak

a + ib c + id
109. If A = , a2 + b2 + c2 + d2 = 1 the inverse of A is
.s

c + id a ib

a ib c id a + ib c + id
w

a) b)
c id a + ib c + id a ib
w

a ib c id a + ib -c id
c) d)
c id a + ib c id a + ib
w

1

1 tan 1 tan
110. 2 2 =

tan 1 tan 1
2 2

cos sin cos sin sin cos sin cos

a) b) c) d)
sin cos sin cos cos sin cos sin

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0 0 1

111. Let A = 0 1 0 . The only correct statement about the matrix A is
1 0 0

a) A is a zero matrix b) A2 = I
c) A-1 does not exist d) A = (1)I, where I is a unit matrix

1 1 1 4 2 2

112. Let A = 2 1 3 and (10)B = 5 1 . If B is the inverse of matrix A,
1 1 1 1 2 3

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then is

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a) 2 b) 5 c) 2 d) 1

n.
cos sin 0

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113. If A = sin cos 0 then (Adj A)-1 =
0 0 1

a) I b) A c) 1 d) 0 at
uc
cos x sin x 0 cos x 0 sin x

ed

114. If F(x) = sin x cos x 0 and G(x) 0 1 0 then [F(x) G(x)]-1

0 0 1 sin x 0 cos x

b) {F(x)}-1 {G(x)}-1
i

a) G(x) F(x)
sh

c) [G(x)] [F(x)] d) F(x) . G(x)

ak

1 2 2

115. If A = 1 2 and Adj A = xAT then x =
.s

2
2 2 1
w

a) 2 b) 3 c) 3 d) 2
w

4 0 0

116. If A is square matrix such that A(Adj A) = 0 4 0 then det (Adj A) =
w

0 0 4

a) 4 b) 16 c) 64 d) 256

1 1 1

117. Let A = 1 1 1 then |Adj (Adj A)| =
1 1 1

a) 64 b) 256 c) 8 d) 6

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118. If A is non singular and A2 5A + 7I = 0 then I =
1 5 1 5
a) A A-1 b) A+ A-1
7 7 7 7

1 7 1 7
c) A+ A-1 d) A A-1
5 5 5 5

1 4 -1
119. If A is non singular and (A 2I) (A 4I) = 0 then A+ A =
6 3

a) I b) 0 c) 2I d) 6I

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co
120. A square non singular matrix A satisfies A2 A + 2I = 0, then A-1 =
1 1
a) I A b) (I A) c) I + A d) (I + A)

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2 2

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121. If A A2 = I then |I + A| =
a) 1 b) 1 c) 0 d) 2
at
uc
122. If A is a 3 3 matrix and B is its Adjoint matrix. If the determinant of B is
ed

64 then the determinant of A is

a) 6 b) 8 c) 4 d) 16
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123. If A I is an idempotent matrix then A is

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a) Singular matrix b) Non singular matrix

.s

c) Symmetric d) Skew symmetric matrix

w

124. If A is an orthogonal matrix, the |A| is

w

a) 1 b) 1 c) 1 d) 0
w

125. If A and B are two square matrices such that

B = A-1BA, then (A + B)2 =
a) 0 b) A2 + B2
c) A2 + 2AB + B2 d) A + B

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126. Let A and B be square matrices of 3rd order and A be an orthogonal matrix
and B is a skew symmetric matrix. Then which of the following is not true.
a) Numerical value of |A| is 1 b) |B| = 0
c) |AB| = 1 d) |AB| = 0

127.Which of the following statements is false

a) If |A| = 0, then |adj A| = 0

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b) Adjoint of a diagonal matrix of order 3 3 is a diagonal matrix.

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c) Product of two upper triangular matrices is an upper triangular matrix.
d) Adj (AB) = adj (A) adj (B)

n.
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128. If for a matrix A, A2 + I = 0 where I is the identity matrix then A =
i 0 i 0
a)
0 i
b)
0 i at
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i 0
c) d) all the above
0 i
ed

2 1 3 2 1 0
129. If A = then the matrix A is
5 3
i

3 2 0 1
sh

1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1
a) b) c) d)
1 0 1 1 0 1 1 1
ak

a b
.s

130. If A = then A-1 + (A aI) (A cI) =

0 c
w

1 a b 1 a b 1 c b 1 c b
a) b) c) d)
ac 0 c ac 0 c ac 0 a ac 0 a
w
w

0 1 1 b + c c a b a
1
131. If S = 1 0 1 ,A= c b c + a a b , then SAS-1 =
2
1 1 0 b c a c a + b

a 0 0 a 0 0 a 0 0 a 0 0

a) 0 b 0 b) 1 0 b 0 c) 2 0 b 0

d) 3 0 b 0

2
0 0 c 0 0 c 0 0 c 0 0 c

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132. If A is a square matrix of order 3 then Adj (Adj A 2 ) =

a) |A|2 b) |A|4 c) |A|8 d) |A|16

133. Let P and Q be two 2 2 matrices. Consider the statements

(i) PQ = 0 P = 0 or Q = 0 or both
(ii) PQ = I2 P = Q-1
(iii) (P + Q)2 = P2 + 2PQ + Q2.

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a) (i) and (ii) are false (iii) is true

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b) (i) and (iii) are false (ii) is true
c) All are false

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d) All are true

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1 0 2 1 b d
1
134. If the inverse of the matrix 2 1 0 is 2 c 4 then the ascending order
3
3 2 1 at a 2 1
uc
of a, b, c, d is
a) a, b, c, d b) b, c, a, d c) c, d, a, b d) b, a, c, d
ed

135. If A is any square matrix of order n.

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sh

Observe the following list

List I List II
ak

A) |adj A| 1) |A|n 2 A
2) |A|n(n 1)
.s

B) adj (adj A)
C) )adj A)-1 3) |A| (n 1)
2
w

D) |adj(adj A)| 4) |A|n 1

w

1
5) .A
w

|A|

a) A 4; ;B 5; C 1; D 3
b) A 4; B 5; C 1; D 2
c) A 4; B 1; C 5; D 2
d) A 4; B 1; C 5; D 3

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136. Match the following from List I to List II
List I List II
1 2 2

A) If A = 2 1 2 then A-1 = 1) AT
2 2 1

1 2 2

B) If A = 2 1 2 then A-1 = 2) A3
2 2 1

3 3 4

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AT
C) IF A = 2 3 4 then A-1 3)
9
0 1 1

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a) A 1; B 2; C 3 b) A 2; B 3; C 1

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c) A 3; B 1; C 2 d) A 3; B 2; C 1

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137. Assertion (A): If A is a 3 3 matrix and det A = 5 then det adj A = 25.
at
Reason (R): If A is a square matrix of type n then det adj A = (det A)n 1.
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a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
b) Both A and R are true and R is not correct explanation of A
ed

c) A is true but R is false

d) A is false but R is true
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sh

138. Assertion (A): If A is a non singular matrix and B is a matrix then det (A-1BA) =
ak

det B.
.s

Reason (R): If A is a square matrix, then Adj(AT) (Adj A)T is a unit matrix.
a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
w

b) Both A and R are true and R is not correct explanation of A

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c) A is true but R is false

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d) A is false but R is true

139. The number of non trivial solutions of the system x y + z = 0, x + 2y z = 0,

2x + y + 3z = 0 is
a) 0 b) 1 c) 2 d) 3

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140. The number of solutions of the system of equations 2x + y z = 7,
x 3y + 2z = 1, x + 4y 3z = 5 is
a) 3 b) 2 c) 1 d) 0

141. The equations x + y + z = 0, 2x y 3z = 0, 3x 5y + 4z = 0 have

a) Unique solution b) Infinitely many solutions
c) No solution d) None

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142. The equations x + 2y + 3z = 1, 2x + y + 3z = 2, 5x + 5y + 9z = 4 have
a) No solution b) One solution

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c) Infinitely many solutions d) None

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143. The equations x y + 2z = 4, 3x + y + 4z = 6, x + y + z = 1 have
a) No solution
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b) One solution
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c) Infinitely many solutions d) None
ed

144. The equations x + 4y 2z = 3, 3x + y + 5z = 7, 2x + 3y + z = 5 have

i

a) Unique solution b) No solution

sh

c) Infinitely many solutions d) None

ak

145. If the system of equations 2x + 3ky + (3x + 4)z = 0,

.s

x + (k +4)y + (4k + 2)z = 0, x + 2(k + 4)y + (3k + 4)z = 0 has non trivial
w

solution then K =
a) 8 or b) 8, 1/2 c) 4 or d) 4 or 1/2
w
w

146. The system of equations 3x 2y + z = 0, x 14y + 15 z = 0, x + 2y 3z = 0

has non zero solution then =
a) 1 b) 3 c) 5 d) 0

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147. If x2 + y2 + z2 0, x = cy + bz, y = ax + cx and z = bx + ay then
a2 + b2 + c2 + 2abc =
a) 0 b) 1 c) 2 d) 1

148. The system of equations x + y + z = 6, x + 2y + z = 0, x + 2y + 3z = 10 has no

solution then =
a) 2 b) 3 c) 4 d) 5

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1 1 1

149. The rank of 1 1 1 is

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1 1 1

a) 0 b) 1 c) 2 d) 3

n.
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1 4 1

150. The rank of the matrix A = 2 3 0 is
0 1 2 at
uc
a) 3 b) 2 c) 1 d) 0
ed

1 0 4
151. The rank of is
2 1 3
i
sh

a) 1 b) 2 c) 0 d) 3
ak

152. If In is the identity matrix of order n then the rank of In is

a) 1 b) n + 1 c) n d) n 1
.s
w

153. If A = [aij]m n is a matrix of ran r then

w

a) r = min (m, n) b) r < min (m, n)

w

c) r min (m, n) d) None

154. If the system of linear equations x + 2ay + az = 0, x + 3by + bz = 0, x + 4cy +

cz = 0 has a non zero solution, then a, b, c
a) Are in G.P. b) Are in H.P.
c) Satisfy a + 2b + 3c = 0 d) Are in A.P.

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155. The system of equations x + y + z = - 1, x + y + z = - 1, x + y + z = -
1 has no solution, if is
a) 1 b) Not 2
c) Either 2 or 1 d) 2

156. If the system of equations ax + y + z = 0, x + by + z = 0, x + y + cz = 0

(a, b, c 1) has a non trivial solution then 1
+ 1
+ 1
=
1 a 1 b 1 c

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a) 1 b) 1 c) 2 d) 2

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157. The system of equations x cy bz = 0, y ax cx = 0, z bx ay = 0 has a

n.
non trivial solution then a2 + b2 + c2 + 2abc =

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a) 0 b) 1 c) 2 d) 1
at
158. The equations x + y + z = 6, x + 2y + 3z = 10, x + 2y + z = have unique
uc
solution if
ed

a) = 3, = 10 b) = 3, 10
c) 3 d) None
i
sh

159. If the system of equations x + 2y + 3z = x, 3x + y + 2z = y, 2x + 3y + z = z

ak

has non trivial solution then =

.s

a) 6 b) 12 c) 18 d) 16
w

a b
w

160. By eliminating a, b, c from the homogeneous equations x = ,y= ,z=

bc ca
w

c
where a, b, c not all zero then xy + yz + zx =
ab

a) 1 b) 1 c) 2 d) 0

161. The system of equations x + y + z = 6, x + 2y + 3z = 10, z + 2y + z = k is

inconsistent if = ., k .
a) 3, 7 b) 3, 10 c) 7, 10 d) 10, 3

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1 1 1 1

162. The rank of 1 1 1 2 is
1 1 1 3

a) 4 b) 3 c) 2 d) 1

163. The system of equations 2x + y + z = a, x 2y + z = b, x + y 2z = c is

inconsistent if
a) a + b + c = 0 b) a + b + c = 1

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c) a + b + c 0 d) a + b + c 0

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1 2 5

n.

164. The rank of the matrix 2 4 a 4 is
1 2 a + 1

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a) 3 if a = 6 b) 1 if a = 6
c) 3 if a = 2 d) 2 if a = 6 at
uc
165. If a + b + c 0, the system of equations (b + c) (y + z) ax = b c, (c + a) (z +
ed

x) by = c a, (a + b) (x + y) cz = a b have
a) A unique solution b) No solution
i
sh

c) Infinite number of solutions d) None

ak

)x y + z = 0, (cos 2
166. If the system of linear equations (sin 3 )x + 4y + 3z = 0.
2x + 7y + 7z = 0 has a non trivial solution then the values of are
.s

a) n , n + (1)n /3 b) n , n + (1)n /6
w

c) n , n + (1)n /2 d) n , n + (1)n /4
w
w

167. Let and be real. The set of all values of for which the system of linear
equations
x + (sin )y + (cos )z = 0; x + (cos )y + (sin )z = 0; x + (sin )y (cos )z
= 0 has a non trivial solution is
a) [0, 2 ] b) [ 2 , 0] c) [ 2 , 2 ] d) [0, 2 ]

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MATRICES
ANSWERS
1. c 26. a 51. b
2. c 27. c 52. b
3. b 28. b 53. b
4. d 29. a 54. a

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5. b 30. a 55. c

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6. b 31. d. 56. a
7. b 32. d 57. a

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8. c 33. a 58. a

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9. d 34. b 59. c
10. a 35. b at 60. d
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11. c 36. d 61. a
12. a 37. b 62. b
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13. a 38. b 63. b

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14. c 39. a 64. a

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15. a 40. c 65. d

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16. c 41. d 66. a

17. c 42. a 67. c
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18. c 43. b 68. c

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19. a 44. b 69. b

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20. b 45. a 70. b

w

21. b 46. c 71. b

22. b 47. d 72. d
23. b 48. b 73. a
24. a 49. b 74. c
25. b 50. d 75. c

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76. c 104. a 132. c
77. a 105. c 133. b
78. d 106. c 134. c
79. b 107. c 135. c
80. b 108. c 136. c
81. a 109. a 137. a

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82. a 110. a 138. c
83. a 111. b 139. a

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84. a 112. b 140. d

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85. d 113. b 141. a

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86. c 114. a 142. b
87.
88.
d
c
115.
116.
b
b
at 143.
144.
c
b
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89. d 117. b 145. a
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90. b 118. c 146. c

91. c 119. a 147. b
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92. a 120. b 148. b

93. b 121. c 149. d
ak

94. c 122. b 150. a

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95. a 123. a 151. b

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96. a 124. c 152. c

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97. b 125. b 153. c

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98. c 126. c 154. b

99. a 127. d 155. d
100. a 128. d 156. a
101. c 129. a 157. d
102. a 130. c 158. c
103. c 131. a 159. a

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160. b 163. c 166. b
161. b 164. b 167. c
162. b 165. a

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